[mythtv-users] Boxee/Hulu?

[jedi]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 09:52:13PM -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 02/20/2009 03:26 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> > Scott D. Davilla wrote:
> >> Hulu is working again in XBMC -> http://xbmc.org/trac/ticket/5941
> >>
> >> That took what, 1.5 days :)
> > Boxee was told by Hulu they were no longer allowed to access content. 
> > There is no 'hack' or update to be done.  They are violating Hulu's
> > terms of service. 
> 
> Agreed...  From http://www.hulu.com/terms:
> 
> Your Responsibilities. In order for us to keep the Hulu Services safe
> and available for everyone to use, we all have to follow the same rules
> of the road. In general, we need for everyone to use the Hulu Services
> for lawful and appropriate purposes only. Your commitment to this
> concept is critical. More specifically, you agree not to use the Hulu
> Services in a way that:
> ...
> # uses technology or other means to access the Hulu Services that is not
> authorized by Hulu (including disabling or circumventing any mechanisms
> for preventing the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the Hulu
> Services);
> # accesses the Hulu Services through any automated system, including
> "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers" (other than public search
> engines for the sole purpose of, and solely to the extent necessary for,
> creating publicly available search indices — but not caches or archives
> — of the Hulu Services);
> 
> 
> Violating Terms of Service is /not/ what the Free in Free and Open
> Source Software is all about.

    ...I am still not clear just what in the TOS Boxee is supposed to
be violating. It's just another browser. It just happens to be prettier,
intended for use in someone's living room, and optimized for use with
a remote control.

    Beyond the notion that Hulu is now a "No Homers Club", how is Boxee
violating the Hulu Terms of Service?

    It's a drop in replacement for someone using Firefox in kiosk mode.